Southern facade of the Radhashyam Temple built by Malla ruler Chaitanya Singha in 1758 CE. Square on plan, this Ek-Ratna south facing Laterite temple

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Southern facade of the Radhashyam Temple built by Malla ruler Chaitanya Singha in 1758 CE. Square on plan, this Ek-Ratna south facing Laterite temple stands within a large courtyard enclosed by high boundary wall. The shikhara or the Ratna of this temple is dome shaped and slightly different from other Ek-Ratna temples at Bishnupur. The outer walls are decorated with fine stucco work. These decorative motifs include both geometric and floral patterns, epic and Puranic scenes. It is a living temple and images from different dilapidated temples of the locality are housed in the garbhagriha of this temple.

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Photo credit: © Biswarup Ganguly / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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